Quantum nematic as ground state of a two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field

dc.creatorDoan, Quoc M.
dc.creatorManousakis, Efstratios
dc.date2007-02-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T08:05:46Z
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dc.descriptionWe study the ground state of a nematic phase of the two-dimensional electron gas at filling fraction $ν= 1/2$ using a variational wavefunction having Jastrow pair-correlations of the form $Π_{i < j}(z_i-z_j)^2$ and an elliptical Fermi sea. Using the Fermi hypernetted chain approximation we find that below a critical value of the broken symmetry parameter, the nematic phase is energetically favorable as compared to the isotropic state for the second excited Landau level. We also find that below a critical value of the layer ``thickness'' parameter $λ$ (and in the actual materials) the quantum nematic is energetically favorable relative to the stripe ordered Wigner crystal phase.
dc.description4 two-column pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702172
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0702172
dc.identifierPhys. Rev. B 75, 195433 (2007)
dc.identifierdoi:10.1103/PhysRevB.75.195433
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/130382
dc.subjectMesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
dc.subjectStrongly Correlated Electrons
dc.titleQuantum nematic as ground state of a two-dimensional electron gas in a magnetic field
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